And if Jon Gray has an ugly ERA through the first 73 innings of his career, the peripherals tell a much nicer story for the young pitcher.
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“We’re facing a really good offensive team”. All streaks come to an end though, and the Red Sox found that out in their final game against Colorado.
Bradley even had the benefit of batting leadoff for the first time this season, but went 0-for-4 in Boston’s 8-2 loss.
“It was a tough assignment.
That train over there was rolling pretty good”, Rockies manager Walt Weiss said.
The Brewers began the three-game series with a 6-14 road record, but they found the right matchup at Turner Field.
“I can’t worry about that”, Buchholz said. “If I don’t have a spot, that’s part of it. If I don’t like it, pitch better”. Although the Rockies had the lead through most of the game, Boston Red Sox fans stuck around for one reason, and that was Jackie Bradley Jr.
Betts pinch hit in the ninth with Bradley on deck, but grounded out to end the game.
Gray was unfazed by the shuffle.
Buchholz left to a cascade of boos with one out in the sixth, having surrendered six runs and seven hits, including the three home runs. He got Bradley out by mixing in some changeups, which Bradley later acknowledged caught him off guard. “I thought in two at-bats (Thursday) it was going to be extended with the way he squared some pitches up”.
Buchholz is 2-5 on a team that is 29-18 overall. He leads the team in with a whopping 66 hits, and sports a. 349 batting average placing him second in the American League.
Nolan Arenado and DJ LaMahieu also drove in a runs for Colorado, which pounded out 12 hits to halt a three-game skid. However, as the Red Sox have hit their stride this year, Bogaerts has vastly improved in all aspects of his game. He flied out to centre in the fifth.
“I don’t think about it, until I’m reminded about it, ” Bradley said. I know every time a hitter gets into the batters box they are trying to get a hit, but knowing the world is checking to see if you got a hit each day has to be kind of miserable.
As the Boston Red Sox sit atop the AL East holding a 29-17 record, one wonders if they can keep up this level of play throughout the season.
Boston Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley, Jr. finally went hitless Thursday evening against the Colorado Rockies.
Boggs became the 10th former player to have his number affixed to Fenway’s right field facade.
Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1 • J.A. Happ pitched seven strong innings, Edwin Encarnacion and Devon Travis had two-out RBIs, and Toronto took two of three in NY.
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The Sox enjoyed the sun and the heat in the middle game of the series with the Rockies. Giants RHP Matt Cain (1-5, 5.37 ERA) counters Rockies RHP Tyler Chatwood (5-3, 3.02 ERA) on Friday in San Francisco.
